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1978 Formosa 46Sold

$30,000

Used
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Boat in Monterey, CA 93940 US

builtBuilt in 1978
Year the boat was built
model

46

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Ford Lehman American Diesel)

Engine type and count
length

46 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Nominal Length
46ft
Length Overall
46ft
Length at Waterline
39.58ft
Length on Deck
45ft
Beam
12.92ft
Max Draft
6.5ft
Cabin Headroom
6.17ft
Displacement
33000lb
Ballast
10000lb
Cruising Speed
7kn
Max Speed
8.5kn
Heads
1
Fuel Tanks
60gal
Holding Tanks
50gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Engine 1
Engine Make
Ford Lehman American Diesel
Engine Model
4N91
Total Power
90hp
Engine Hours
415
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1991
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Accommodations

Aft is the owner's stateroom with queen-size berth and private head with shower (plumbing not installed at this time)

There are two large hanging lockers and access to the center cockpit via stairs and companionway hatch. There is a passageway with a pilot berth to starboard and engine room to port leading to the main salon.

The main salon has access to the cockpit via stair. From the stairs, the U-shaped galley is to port, with the nav station on starboard. Forward of the galley is a dinette settee that will seat six. The table can drop down for more sleeping accommodation. Forward of the nav station is a settee. Farther is the forward stateroom with a large V-berth and private access to the forward head/shower.

Galley

Norcold 12V refrigeration

3-burner Force 10 propane stove with oven

LG microwave oven

Ninja air fryer

Coffee maker

Pressure water system

Torrid Marine 10-gal water heater

Electronics and Navigation

Furuno wind speed and direction

Furuno speed and distance logs

Furuno depth sounder

Ritchie Globemaster compass

Furuno GPS

Furuno Navnet2 MFD chart plotter with remote

Furuno radar

Icom M604 VHF radio

Icom IC-M604A hailer

API clock and barometer

Hart Systems tank level indicator

Furuno AIS FE100

Furuno Fax 30

Large Samsung navigation display screen

All electronics recent

Electrical

12V DC and 110V AC

(2) Lifeline GPL-4CT AGM house batteries (220 amp hrs)

(1) GPL-24T AGM engine start battery (80 amp hrs)

Dual Blue Seas battery parallel switch

(1) battery monitor for house batteries

(1) battery monitor for engine battery

Xantrex TRUE CHARGE 2 60amp battery charger with display

50’ shore power cord

Deck

(3) anchors: CQR 35, CQR 45, Danforth 35

Hercules manual windlass

Anchor and steaming lights

Deck light

Running lights

Search light

Spreader light

Dock lines and fenders

Windex

Hull

Actual LOA: 46’

Last bottom paint – 2018

2018 - Bottom sanded down to fiberglass.  Applied 5 coats of Interlux InterProtect 2000E barrier coat topped with 4 coats of Sea Hawk Tropikote.

Sails and Rigging

Manual boom vang

Wire standing rigging

Aluminum keel-stepped mast

Mainsheet traveler

Mast steps

Schaefer Marine 3100 roller furler on headsail

Schaefer Marine 2100 roller furler on staysail

Winches:

 (2) Barient 32 self-tailing for Genoa

 (2) Barient 24 self-tailing for cutter

 (1) Barient main sheet winch

 All winches were rebuilt but need to be installed

Sails:

 Gale sail with hanks (needs to be refurbished for foil)

 Staysail

 Headsail

 Main

Engine and Mechanical

3-blade prop

Cross-linked polyethylene/Aluminum fuel tank

Fuel filter

Raw water sea strainer

Stove and engine fuel shut-off valves

Cockpit engine controls

Thermal and acoustic engine area insulation

Halon automatic engine fire extinguishing

(2) electric bilge pumps

Manual wheel steering

Manual head

50-gal cross-linked polyethylene holding tank

Safety

(3) fire extinguishers

Bell and horn

Emergency tiller

Flares

Exclusions

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

Additional Information

MONTEREY MUNICIPAL BERTH TRANSFERABLE TO BUYER

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Price History

DateEventPrice
6/28/25Initial price$30,000

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